Interchange improvements delayed — again

Completion of the long-awaited improvements to the Interstate 15
interchange at Railroad Canyon Road have been delayed again. This
time, according to city officials, the snag is coming from the
state Department of Transportation.

Caltrans, which has to approve any plans for work done on
interchanges, is requiring additional work be done on a retaining
wall at the interchange. City officials had been hoping to have the
widening of the interchange completed by Christmas but are now
eying Jan. 26 as the targeted date of completion.

On Tuesday, the City Council unanimously approved spending an
additional $99,600 on the project, which includes widening the
lanes on the interchange's on- and offramps and the lanes leading
into it. The city has budgeted $2.7 million for the improvements,
which have been in the works for a couple of years.